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Alcohol may be allowed outside for some events on Main Street
Wine and beer may become added attractions to downtown festivals and events in the future. During a Monday evening meeting, city commissioners heard about a common consumption area ordinance that will be coming their way soon, possibly at their next…
Overland Park council expands neighborhood notification requirement for development projects
A new set of rules requiring neighborhood meetings for some development projects got final approval from the Overland Park City Council, despite a last-minute assertion that the city’s renters should get more consideration. Councilmember Logan Heley noted that nearly half…
Advisors recommend changing Kansas Avenue to 3 lanes
Arkansas City commissioners today will consider several recommendations from a Traffic Safety Committee that involve a major change to Kansas Avenue and some to Summit Street. The commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall to look at the…
Ark City and Winfield recycling examination continues
Discussions about the future of recycling in Winfield and Arkansas City continue, with a focus on reducing the amount of contamination in recycled materials. During a recent audit of the recycling streams in both Winfield and Arkansas City, material samples…
KDOT announces approved October bids
The Kansas Department of Transportation has approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects in Kansas. The letting took place Oct. 17 in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity…
BOE to decide traffic agreement
At its Oct. 28 meeting, the Derby Public Schools Board of Education got a first look at an agreement with the city to develop a new traffic signal at Derby High School. With the goal of decreasing congestion and accident…
Great Bend legalizes the use of UTVs on city streets
With a 6-1 vote Monday, the Great Bend City Council moved forward with legalizing Utility Task Vehicles (UTV) and Side-by-Sides on city streets. At an October meeting, the governing body directed that an ordinance be prepared to allow the registration…
KDOT selects Great Bend’s project to resurface 10th & SRCA Dragstrip to receive funding
Gov. Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz announced this morning the 22 projects selected across the state as part of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s new Cost Share Program. These projects total nearly $74 million in state, local, federal…
A community vision plan for Great Bend revealed
In the summer of 2017, members of Barton County Young Professionals were meeting with at-the-time interim Great Bend City Administrator George Kolb. Kolb challenged the group to think about Great Bend’s future and what they wanted to the city to…
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